A couple of weeks ago we asked you to submit the worst fishing tips you’ve ever received – and you folks came up with some dandies! Wow, there’s a lot of bad advice out there. The winner of our contest was Alaska West guest Derek Fritz, who had the misfortune of being told… “Oh my…
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Cleaning Your Thermos
Today we have the hotly anticipated follow up from our post a few weeks ago about pre-heating your thermos. Sometimes the little things make all the difference, right? Thanks to Adam Kryder for this tidbit on ridding your thermos of that not-so-fresh feeling. Cleaning Your Thermos After a bunch of days of using your metal…
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Nice Fish, EJ
OK, we’re going back a few years on this one. But seriously, what’s wrong with chrome bright Chinook salmon on flies in tidewater? Nice fish, EJ! More on Alaska Chinook Salmon King Salmon Fly Selection for Alaska Mistakes Made Fighting Big Fish Thunderdoming
Andros South Availability Update
Last week at this time we gave you a quick rundown on our openings at Alaska West this summer. Since we’re right in the middle of a very busy spring season at Andros South, we figured today we’d give a quick heads up to anyone looking to join us this spring for the finest bonefishing…
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Perfect Moments by Louis Cahill
Our friends Louis Cahill and Kent Klewein – a.k.a. the Gink and Gasoline crew – just got back from their hosted week at Andros South. Louis wrote up a great essay about a few perfect moments from the trip. He’s turning into one heck of a writer – you should top off your coffee and…
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Shark Chasing Your Bonefish? Loosen Up!
Wayne Walts and The Troutfitter Crew from Central New York joined us at Andros South for a couple of weeks this month, and Wayne shared some good knowledge we thought we’d pass on to all of you. In his more than 25 years of fishing on South Andros for bonefish, Wayne’s seen some interesting stuff….
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A Fresh Coat of Paint
Return guests to Andros South this year will recognize that we’ve being doing quite a bit of work around the facility the past few months. Projects include…a fresh coat of paint! More on our Lodge at Andros South Cocktails at the Slack Tide Blue Skies and Palm Trees The Conch Shell House
Want to Write a Guest Post for Us?
We love running quality guest posts on our blog – we’ve run 126 of them so far. They’re a great way for us to share great content with our readers, and also a great way for you to get your content in front of our readers. If you’d like to submit a guest post for…
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Leader Length and Fly Weight
Today we continue our Alaska Guide Secrets series, in which you get the inside scoop direct from our guide crew at Alaska West. You’ve decided which fly to fish and maybe even which sinktip to use. Now you need to decide whether your leader should be 2 feet, 6 feet or 12 feet long. Got…
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Alaska West Availability Update
We’re well into our booking season for the summer of 2013 at Alaska West, and today we thought we’d take the opportunity to tell you about some weeks this summer that still have decent availability. There aren’t many, but the quality is high! June 14 – 21. This is the fishery that made us famous…
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